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The Yamaha QY-70 FAQ (by Joe Orgren)
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DISCLAIMER: The QY70 FAQ was provided originally as a public Service by Joe Orgren
(qyguy) athttp://www.geocities.com/qyguy/qy70faq.htm. However, it is now offline for
some time now and since it is really THE resource for this nice Sequencer QY70 that
goes well along with non-Workstation Synths such as the XP-30, I decided to put a
version I downloaded two years ago here. Joe, if you're out there and continue to
provide this great resource, please drop me a line!
UPDATE: I just found that Reocities kind of keeps the old geocities webpages alive,
including the original QY70Faq: http://reocities.com/Hollywood/Prop/8991/
new FAQs (added by Johannes):
Q: What are the differences between the QY-70 and the QY-100?
Q: How can I play a song back in the Loop mode, e.g. for practicing?
Q: Can I use the TO-HOST connector with my Computer without a Serial Port?
Q: How can I more quickly access the Job/Edit Menu?
Q: What will I lose if I get a QY70, rather than a QY700?
Q: How are the sounds on the QY70? Are they editable?
Q: How do I reset the QY70 after a crash? (Thanks, Frank Cabacungan)
Q: Is there any easy way to shape control change messages (volume curves, filter
sweeps)?
Q: How will I live without my computer sequencer? And what's all this pattern
business?
Q: Can the QY70 do both linear and loop-based recording?
Q: Can I convert linear tracks to loops, cut/paste notes, etc...
Q: What is it like to step-record on the QY70?
Q: Don't the Pattern tracks force you to do certain things on certain tracks?
Q: In Pattern mode, can I drop preset phrases (single-track patterns) into the "wrong"
tracks (e.g. a drum phrase on a chord track)?
Q: What are Automatic Reharmonization and Chord Templates?
Q: Haven't I heard that Style before?
Q: How do I make my drum sounds come out on separate MIDI channels?
Q: Can you build your own drum kit on the QY70?
Q: How do I edit individual drum sounds?
Q: Got any tips on cool stereo effects? (thanks Jason Anniballi)
Q: What does it mean when a sound name begins with 'S.' or ends with 'K'? (thanks
Jason Anniballi)
Q: Will I need to use a computer once I add (x synth) to my setup?
Q: Is there any good PC software for the QY70?
Q: Are there any QY->MIDI conversion programs for Windows?
Q: How do I connect my QY to my PC? Do I need a wacky cable?
Q: Can the preset phrases be output to a PC based midi editor for notation?
Q: What toys can I add to my QY70?
Q: Do I need a controller keyboard and synth or could I use a synth that has a
controller?
Q: How did you make those drum pads?
Q: Got any tips for taking advantage of the portability of my QY70?
Q: I've had a blast playing with Groove Templates...
Q: How do I make my QY70 ignore my MIDI keyboard's channel, and always record on
the active track?
Q: How do I select different patterns under MIDI control?
Q:Whenever I play a general midi file (not an XG file) through my QY70 I have to reset
channel 10 to the drum kit
Q: It takes a very long time to scroll through all the sounds and get to the drums.
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1 The Yamaha QY-70 FAQ (by Joe Orgren) Downloaded from www.johannes-emmerling.de/xp-30/QY70_FAQ.htm DISCLAIMER: The QY70 FAQ was provided originally

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10 Peavey there's an "interactive forum" about the PC1600x. The PC1600x doesn't exactly add NEW capability, but it makes it so mu

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11 circumference of the bottom of the case, then a layer of rubber, then more foam tape pieces (OFFSET from the first ones), then the bottom piece of

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12 isolation and extra loudness are a real help. Yes, I managed to cram these into my lunch box. I also brought a pair of those tiny in-ear strapless

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13 (3) If you need to have the song itself still there (e.g. melodic lead track along with the beats), you could make multiple copies of the song, ea

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14 Q: I'm trying to use SysEx messages from the List Book, but they don't work. If you enter SysEx messages in the QY70 with its built-in e

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15 17 D1 18 D2 19 PC 20 BA 21 C1 22 C2 23 C3 24 C4 So in order to turn off the D2 track at measure 2 then on again in measure 3, you need to

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16 Q: Can I set up my Peavey PC1600x to control Pattern tracks? Use these strings to make your Peavey sliders control Pattern track volume and morph

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17 where ss is the section number, 08-0D for Intro, Main A, Main B, etc. This message works in both Song and Pattern modes. I programmed two sliders

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18 play to the beat very well anyway (hey, I'm a novice). But I still felt the lead line had potential. I plopped it into a new song, and made t

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2 Q: Are there any midi strings to let me assign pattern tempo control and global pitch change/transpose to faders on my PC1600x? Q: Does the QY70 u

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3 But in terms of variety of presets, the QY70 has about 20% more voices, at least going by names. However, they don't all sound completely uniq

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4 Or, you can get a Peavey PC-1600X or Keyfax Phat Boy, and tweak these parameters in real time. I also still do the poor man's method, which is

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5 reharmonize on the fly. For example, you can write all your pattern tracks in C major, then in Song mode (or in realtime), make it play a chord pro

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6 I don't actually use the canned phrases in my work, so I haven't done this exact thing, but it seems to me that at least with a roundabou

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7 Q: How do I make my drum sounds come out on separate MIDI channels? If you put your drum sounds on separate tracks, they'll come out on separa

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8 XGWorks is actually made by Yamaha, downloadable from yamaha.co.uk ($80, free demo). It's a combination XG editor and sequencer. The sequencer

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9 To maximize your efficiency, you could build giant "songs" with many phrases strung end-to-end (kind of like the QY70 demo song). Q: What

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